Germany vs Lower middle income: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Germany
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 42,400 against 39,822 in Germany, a difference of 2,578.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,997 | 9,700 | 37,297 | Germany |
| 2000s | 48,692 | 10,550 | 38,142 | Germany |
| 2010s | 47,306 | 32,320 | 14,986 | Germany |
| 2020s | 42,260 | 42,400 | 140 | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Germany or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 42,400 against 39,822 in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Germany and Lower middle income?
- 2,578, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lower middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Lower middle income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Germany ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.